Legal Opinion
Haines v. Comfort Keepers, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 2017No. 7163 S-16034PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAASSEN, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
An elderly woman hired an in-home care company to assist her with day-today living. The company provided an in-home assistant who was later discovered to have stolen the woman’s jewelry and prescription medication. The woman sued both the company and the assistant for conversion and assault, among other causes of action, and accepted an offer of judgment from the company. The assistant did not appear in the superior court.
Eventually the woman applied for entry of default against the assistant “on the condition that once default is entered[,] ... damages…
2Cases cited68 opinions
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- Bass v. HoaglandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Coffman v. Breeze Corporations, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
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